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44.1 OVERVIEW 4.4 ACCESSIBILITY 46 66
4.2 CONTEXT 4.5 PUBLIC PARKING 46 STRATEGY 66
4.3 ACCESS 48 A successful Area Plan must accommodate all modes of travel safely and effectively. This section describes how each mode of travel is accommodated within the site boundary. Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan Public Draft, August 26, 2020
then car share, and lowest priority for single nj An integrated circulation plan which prioritizes 4.1 OVERVIEW occupant vehicles. transit access over private vehicles and supports the electrification of local and nj A vehicular circulation plan which serves the regional fleets for zero-emission mobility. Transportation and circulation are critical needs of on-site development but eliminates components of the safe and effective movement the possibility of through traffic. Other modes of nj A public parking strategy and management of people and goods within the site and beyond. travel take priority on the street network. plan that efficiently accommodates limited on-site demand, supports commuter travel The Area Plan accommodates all modes of travel, nj Segregation of pedestrians, bicycles, vehicles with an emphasis on pedestrians and bicyclists and light rail at the main point of entry from patterns and effectively uses existing parking including the requisite accommodations to them the 5th and H Street intersection. spaces rather than creating new ones in the as transit users. By concentrating high-density interim. No surface parking lot is allowed. The development around the Station with a diversity nj An integrated pedestrian network of generous proposed district-wide shared parking supply of uses in close proximity, the Area Plan aims to sidewalks, plazas and roadway crossings at transforms the space on site for cars into space reduce the reliance on private vehicles, helping locations where vehicles will be travelling at for people. lower speeds. to minimize traffic congestion and the amount nj Reduced but flexible parking Principles for of land dedicated to parking. The Area Plan nj A bicycle network that builds upon the existing private development based on current best envisions the following: City plans and integrates more fully with the practice and to be complementary to the City’s routes to downtown to the south and east and shared district parking philosophy. nj A transportation hierarchy with people- across the river to West Sacramento. powered travel modes first, transit next,
4.2 CONTEXT Historic Station to the south, two platforms, four The bridge carries two tracks on the lower level, passenger tracks and two freight bypass tracks which then approach at grade into the Station Sacramento Valley Station is the nation’s seventh approximately 500 feet north of the Historic platform area. After landing on the east bank, the busiest Amtrak Station, served by two of the Station. The Historic Station currently provides tracks skew slightly to the northeast and fan out top five intercity Amtrak routes, and with more rail service and passenger amenities. Adjacent to to the platform area, while passing under the I-5 than 1.2 million passengers annually. Average the railroad operational area is the eight-berth elevated freeway. Maritime traffic occasionally weekday use exceeds 3,500 passengers, served intercity bus station, the LRT station and local bus delays rail traffic as the bridge opens to let boats by a fully integrated Amtrak bus operation with stops. The “front door” of the Station is the historic navigate the Sacramento River. It should be noted 22 departures a day. Regional transit light-rail building fronting onto I Street. H Street is also that the majority of daily commute passengers service terminates at the Station, with trains every heavily used between the Historic Station and do not currently use the Historic Station lobby, 30 minutes. Two local bus routes and one intercity platforms. preferring to take the shortest to and from their route to BART also serve the Station hourly. points of departure. To access the Station from the west, trains cross To serve these passengers and accommodate the I Street Bridge (over the Sacramento River), train and bus operations, the facilities include the a two-level steel truss swing bridge built in 1911.
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
High Bridge Trail Elevated Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center
SVS Street 4 Station Concourse G Street California State LOT 40 Railroad Museum SVS Street 2 SVS Street 3 SVS Street 1 Proposed Light Rail
I Street
SVS Street 1 6th Street OLD SACRAMENTO Historic SVS Street 5 Station H Street Historic Depot Street REA 2nd Street Building
5th Street
3rd Street
4th Street
N DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.1 Street Names
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4.3 ACCESS
Vehicles should be carried through into the detailed design of the streets.
The street network has been laid out to serve Operational changes to traffic movement and the needs of the private development blocks for volumes on the extension of 3rd Street north and access, parking, servicing and loading. Private the partial closure of H Street at the Transit Plaza vehicles entering the site to park will do so only to are discussed in more detail in Appendix XX, park in the lower level of the Bus Mobility Center DKS’s Concept of Operations Memorandum. or within development blocks A and B, should their development include on-site parking. Any Refer to Figure 4.2 for the vehicle circulation on-site parking within Lot 40 must be accessed network. from 5th Street, not from within the site, due to the placement of the new light rail tracks and platform. Each street section in the Area Plan has been sized and configured to accommodate only those vehicles needing access and this approach
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
High Bridge Trail Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center
SVS Street 4 Station SVS Block B Concourse G Street
SVS Street 3 California State LOT 40
Railroad Museum SVS Street 1
Proposed Light Rail SVS Street 2
SVS 6th Street Block A
OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
Historic
2nd Street SVS Street 5 Station Historic Depot Street REA H Street Building
Existing Street to Remain 5th Street Proposed / Modified Street 3rd Street
4th Street N DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.2 Street Network
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Pick-up/Drop-off A secondary, smaller, pick-up/drop-off zone is SVS Street 3 includes a short pick-up/drop-off located on the west side of the Transit Plaza, on zone on the eastern side to serve development The Area Plan provides a variety of opportunities SVS Streets 1 and 3. This zone may also serve Block A. This is part of a one-way loop and for pick-up and drop-off with the intent that each passengers arriving at the Station from the west, must be entered from 5th Street. This same loop of these zones is close to the travelers’ intended but it is primarily intended to serve development contains a pick-up/drop-off zone directly in front destination. The main pick-up and drop off for block B and passengers wishing to gain access of the south entrance to the Historic Station for the new Station concourse is located on the to the north side of the Historic Station. This zone those passengers wishing to access the amenities eastern side of the Transit Plaza, parallel to the is on a two-way loop around development block within the rehabilitated building or preferring to LRT platform, depicted on plan as SVS Street 2. B and may be accessed from a clockwise or walk through the building to gain access to the Vehicles accessing this pick-up/drop-off zone counterclockwise route. Transit Plaza and new Station Concourse. will enter from the 5th and H Street intersection, turnaround at the end of the loop and leave by Refer to Figure 4.3 for pick-up/drop of locations the same intersection. and recommended lengths of zones based on projected TNC forecasting.1
1 From ARUP’s SVS Baseline Planning Capacity Memo 24 Jan, January 24, 2017, page 8 of 9: “Based on 1,500 passengers in the peak 15 minutes with 15% using cabs/TNCs, and assuming 1.5 passengers per vehicle, about 50 cabs would be needed in a five minute window. This requires a holding lot for about 50 vehicles and a curb length of about 200 feet for pick-up.” … The annotated Taxi/TNC formula that leads to 1,500 passengers in the peak 15 minutes is as follows: 12,000/passengers hour (based on aspirational SVS passenger capacity) x 33% (assumed future taxi/TNC mode share) = 4,000 in the peak hour. 4,000 x .33 = peak 15 minutes (assuming 1/3 of peak hour passengers arrive in the peak 15 minutes) = approximately 1,500 passengers in the peak 15 minutes.
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
High Bridge Trail Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center
SVS Street 4 Station
SVS Block B SVS Street 3 Concourse G Street California State LOT 40
Railroad Museum SVS Street 1
Proposed Light Rail SVS Street 2
SVS 6th Street Block A OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
Historic
2nd Street SVS Street 5 Station Historic Depot Street REA H Street Building
Vehicle Access Route
5th Street Pick-up/Drop-off Zone
4th Street N 3rd Street DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.3 Pick-up/Drop-off Access
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Pedestrians
All streets, paths and plazas within the Area Plan are designed with people and place in mind. The layout and design of the public realm includes high-quality pedestrian facilities to improve the safety and convenience of pedestrians. These include sidewalks, paths, crosswalks, plazas and a pedestrian bridge at the 5th Street Plaza. Vertical circulation is catered for with stairs, ramps, elevators and escalators at key transition points. The road network has been laid out with frequent turns, narrow lanes and generous crosswalks to ensure vehicles are moving slowly within the site, reducing the potential for conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles. Recommended building locations, shapes and heights, along with open space landscape design requirements, will ensure that large portions of the pedestrian network are shaded and comfortable year-round.
Refer to Figure 4.4 for the zones of pedestrian priority within the public realm.
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
High Bridge Trail Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center Regenerative Garden SVS Street 4 Station SVS Block B Concourse
SVS Street 3 G Street California State Viaduct Park LOT 40 Railroad Museum SVS Street 1
Proposed Light Rail SVS Street 2
SVS 6th Street Block A OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
SVS Street 5
Historic Station REA 2nd Street Historic Depot Street Building H Street Pedestrian Priority Zone Indoor Public Realm 5th Street Non-occupiable Space Overpass Underpass 3rd Street Circulation Connection to Context 4th Street N DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.4 Pedestrian Network
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Bicycles river) in the west (proposed link between Class 1 nj Connect the on-street bike lane across the east path and Bike Hub in Station Concourse). edge of the station, providing a continuous north/south on-street bike route on 5th Street The bicycle network is designed to provide nj Establish a bike network link between H Street that connects to the planned development convenient access to the station, for those and the Historic Station (proposed Class 1 path). north of the station. who regularly bicycle to the station, and to nj Establish bike network links that provide north/ encourage those infrequent riders, with safe south connections via two underpasses: one nj Add a north/south pedestrian and bicycle and clearly marked paths to connect easily to under the Station Concourse, and one under connection on 4th Street immediately south their destination. The network connections are the tracks at the west end of the station. of the Historic Station where the existing street designed to allow for continuous bicycle access grid does not provide a through path. This is from the surrounding street network into the nj Provide a low-stress, separated east/west bike consistent with the City’s concept study for a fabric of the station paths and access points. connection between F Street and the river bike connector through Chinatown to J Street. People riding bicycles to or through the station (High Bridge Trail) for continuous bike commute access to the west side of the station. This nj Provide a direct connection between the off- should be able to access station entrances and street F Street-river path and the street grid seamlessly connect to other on- and off-street may be a combination of Class IV Bikeway (separated bikeway) and a Class I Bikeway southwest of the station, via 2nd Street to Old bike routes, and these connections should Sacramento Waterfront district. reinforce low-stress bike routes for downtown (bike path or multi-use path) with a designated commuters. The planned connections called for in pedestrian zone to connect from 7th Street to nj Reinforce the bike network connections to the Area Plan fill in gaps that currently exist in the the path west of 5th Street. the future I Street Bridge, which will provide a pedestrian and bike connection to West bicycle network, making the downtown bicycle nj Establish a bike network link between the on- network more functional for everyone getting to street bike lane on G Street and the 7th Street Sacramento. Where the bike connection passes the station, and traveling through the station. connection to the F Street bikeway. through the plaza in Viaduct Park, use visual and texture cues to indicate the separation nj Initiate a separate study for a bike network The operational feasibility and configuration between spaces for pedestrians and people link between the east entrance to the Station of the bicycle routes along 5th Street and into riding bikes. On the bridge ramp connecting Concourse and the on-street east bound bike the SVS site at the 5th Street and SVS Street to the at-grade path and park, consider using lane on H Street, via 5th Street; this connection 1 intersection are discussed in more detail in gentle, bike path-scale speed humps to slow requires intersection treatment to carry the Appendix XX, DKS’s Concept of Operations downhill riders before they enter the shared bike network across 5th Street to position Memorandum. space. people on bikes for a through crossing and curb modifications to the west sidewalk to facilitate Refer to Figure 4.5 for on-site bicycle network and the southbound bike connection on 5th Street. Guidelines connections to the wider network. Refer to Appendix D for more detail. nj Reinforce bike access to all station entrances nj Connect the westbound on-street bike lane on including both the Station Concourse and the Principles the north side of I Street east of 5th Street to a Historic Station, from the surrounding on-street Class I Bikeway through the south edge of the bike network on the downtown street grid. nj Establish a bike network link between the Historic Station (immediately north of I Street). nj Reinforce bike access through the station with a primary Station Concourse entrance point and Note, there is currently a westbound Class II connecting path for bike commuters traveling the off-street bike route connecting near F Bikeway (bike lane) on the south side of I Street Street in the east and near Front Street (and the that connects to 2nd Street.
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center
SVS Street 4 Station SVS Block B Concourse G Street SVS Street 3 California State LOT 40
Railroad Museum SVS Street 1
Proposed Light Rail SVS Street 2
SVS 6th Street Block A OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
SVS Street 5 Historic Station Historic Depot Street REA Building H Street
Bike Hub
5th Street Bike Route 2nd Street Bike Underpass Bike Access in Plaza 3rd Street
4th Street N DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.5 Bike Network
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east/west between the river and the downtown street grid. nj Reinforce bike access to the station from planned development north of the tracks. nj Improve bike and pedestrian connectivity in the surrounding street network where there are opportunities for new paths through existing blocks.
Refer to Figure 4.6 for the bike classification.
Class I Bikeway Class II Designated Bikeway
Class IV Protected Bikeway
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center Regenerative SVS Street 4 Garden Station SVS Block B Concourse G Street Viaduct Park SVS Street 3 California State LOT 40
Railroad Museum SVS Street 1
Proposed Light Rail SVS Street 2
SVS 6th Street Block A
OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
Historic SVS Street 5 Station Historic Depot Street REA Building H Street
Class I Bikeway 5th Street
Class II Bikeway 2nd Street Class IV Bikeway
3rd Street
4th Street N DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.6 Bike Route Classification
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Emergency Vehicles
The road network has been laid out to ensure emergency vehicle access to all necessary points and has been reviewed with City of Sacramento Fire Department (SFD). Emergency vehicles are allowed to traverse the non-vehicular section of SVS Street 1 (across the Transit Plaza) to ensure a rapid response and avoid detours around the site. The turnaround loop at the northern end of the pick-up/drop-off zone on SVS Street 2 must be designed to allow emergency vehicles to travel over the traffic circle and continue north on to the F Street extension and then east to exit the site. The High Bridge Trail must be designed to allow emergency vehicles travelling west on F street to transition onto the bicycle and pedestrian trail to access the north side of the Bus Mobility Center and to turn southbound at the western end of the Bus Mobility center to exit the site. Further consultation with SFD will be required during design implementation.
Refer to Figure 4.7 for emergency vehicle routes.
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
High Bridge Trail Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center
SVS Street 4 Station SVS Block B Concourse G Street SVS Street 3 California State LOT 40
Railroad Museum SVS Street 1 SVS Street 2 Proposed Light Rail
SVS 6th Street Block A OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
SVS Street 5
Historic
2nd Street Station Historic Depot Street REA Building H Street
Emergency Vehicle Access on Street 5th Street Emergency Vehicle Access on Non-motorized pathway Emergency Vehicle Access through Plaza
3rd Street
4th Street N DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.7 Emergency Vehicle Access
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Transit increased ridership and allow for future area and travelers’ assistance. In addition, implementation the connection to the high- passenger amenities such as restaurants, news, The success of transit is strongly dependent upon speed rail system. The Station provides a direct magazine and bookstores, quick-serve food the level of convenience that is offered to the connection between the transit systems operated services, retail services and a hotel will eventually patron. The most direct service with the fewest by Amtrak, Capitol Corridor, and the San Joaquin be provided as part of the new Station or mode changes will enjoy the highest levels of Corridor intercity rail services; intercity bus services surrounding development. Amtrak long distance ridership. Where mode changes are required, including private bus lines; the Sacramento services has additional specialized needs, which transfers need to be direct and convenient, both Regional Transit District’s local light rail; and fixed will also be accommodated, including check in terms of scheduling and proximity. The ability to route bus services and other local public transit baggage and first-class passenger amenities. provide multiple transit options at transfer points systems for hourly routes and commuter peak increases the level of synergy between modes connections, as well as regional bus and local Refer to Figure 4.8 for transit access map. and convenience for riders. shuttle services serving the downtown area. The design of the SVS offers the transit patron direct Sacramento Valley Station has been the and convenient access to virtually all regional Passenger Rail transportation hub for downtown Sacramento transit modes. The location of the SVS within the for more than 90 years. As the region and site also serves as a major catalyst for adjacent The Capital Corridor intercity train service state continue to grow, the station provides development, including employment centers operates 32 trains a day through the Station and the opportunity to leverage its transportation and residential uses, all within close walking plans to add trains with new agreements with prominence into a new downtown urban center distance to the SVS, the expanding Railyards and UPRR to meet service demands. In addition, two that incorporates and embraces the location Downtown Sacramento. trains daily roundtrips serve the San Joaquin as a major live-work hub for the Sacramento Valley from SVS. The recently adopted State region. Multiple modes of transportation The first several phases of SVS are complete – Rail Plan identifies SVS as a key component of converge at the site, including passenger rail, including the relocation of the tracks and new the statewide rail system and proposes large freight rail, light rail, local and regional bus service platforms, and the rehabilitation of the historic service increases for both Capitol Corridor and on local streets and regional services connecting depot. New development within this project the San Joaquin services. Under the plan, by to the freeway. The Area Plan ties many of these introduces a new above-grade concourse that 2040 the number of trains increases to more modes together at the enhanced SVS. This section provides for increased passenger capacity than 100, with 30-minute Capitol Corridor describes the various transit options available to and a superior passenger experience. These service to Roseville and 30-minute service to the site and the potential for the SVS to transform improvements include new connection to the the Bay Area. If a proposed conventional rail the nature of transportation into downtown historic depot and light rail platforms provided tunnel is provided between Oakland and San Sacramento and the Railyards area. by walkways, stairs, ramps, escalators and Francisco, Sacramento will have the first direct elevators to the above ground concourse. rail connection to San Francisco, which could This Area Plan includes the City’s plan for the Passenger services will be distributed throughout spur further ridership increases. In addition, two creation of a regional transportation hub, referred the buildings and concourse comprising the SVS, roundtrip long-haul interstate passenger trains, to as the SVS, that can provide this synergy. The including the historic Southern Pacific Railroad the Coast Starlight and the California Zephyr, SVS also builds upon the State’s commitment historic depot, the new concourse and relocated traverse the Station in each direction every day. to increase commuter and intercity rail service, bus bays and passenger drop-off locations. as well as the region’s objective for expanding Passenger services include information services The State Rail Plan memorializes the increasing its light rail system, all of which accommodates for all transit modes as well as passenger waiting demand for transportation services. While these
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
High Bridge Trail Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center
SVS Street 4 Station SVS Block B Concourse G Street
SVS Street 3 California State LOT 40
Railroad Museum SVS Street 1
Proposed Light Rail SVS Street 2
SVS 6th Street Block A
OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
Historic SVS Street 5 Station H Street Historic Depot Street REA Building Rail Lines of the Railroad Museum Union Pacific Railroad 5th Street Light Rail Potential Streetcar Regional Bus Local Bus Stop Local Bus Layover 4th Street
N 3rd Street DOWNTOWN I Street 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.8 Transit Access
61 Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan Public Draft, August 26, 2020 continued increases in ridership and number of extension, which is expected to be developed in that include commuter bus routes, and local bus trains benefit regional mobility, they also suggest phases. It should be noted that this extension is operations through Regional Transit and other that the current facility requires additional estimated to increase ridership capacity across local transit services. 7th Street will be designated investment to accommodate expected passenger the American River by at least 20%, and perhaps as a transit-priority street, connecting downtown and operational growth. as much as 40%. with Richards Boulevard and the River District. The River District, adjacent to and north of the Current phasing for the extension focuses on Railyards, is Sacramento’s next expansion of Light Rail immediate improvement in the vicinity of the downtown north to the American River. Its future new Major League Soccer Stadium, with a new development is anchored by the new 1.25 million Light rail service from the Gold Line to Folsom a new light rail Station along 7th at South Park square foot State Office campus at 7th and is currently provided at the Sacramento Valley Street. Also, the LRT existing station, currently Richards. This campus will eventually house 5,000 Station. Green Line light rail service runs adjacent situated on the north side of the historic depot, state workers and provide community amenities to the site on a single track couplet along 7th will be relocated as part of the SVS project. It including food services and public meeting Street and 8th Street terminating to the north at will be reoriented in a north-south orientation spaces for the neighborhood. the Township 9 Station along Richards Boulevard. on the east side of the site, north of H Street. Northbound out of the SVS, the light rail tracks Within SVS, significant improvements to bus The City, in partnership with Sacramento Regional will follow an F Street alignment to 7th Street. An facilities are planned. Specifically, a new 18 bay Transit, is redesigning SVS to accommodate the alternative “bypass” would be provided on 7th Bus Mobility Center immediately adjacent to extension of light rail to Sacramento International Street. the rail trackways, and accessed directly from Airport. The Green Line to the Airport Project the overhead concourse, will provide terminal will be routed into the SVS area and extend to a The Green Line to the Airport Project will play space for intercity bus, regional buses, and in second track along 7th Street between Township a central transportation role within the SVS, the first years, Sacramento RT buses. The facility 9 and the Plan Area. Beyond Township 9, the ultimately being the ‘mainline transit” through would also enable electric bus changing, thereby Green line to the Airport project will continue west the Sacramento region. Higher density residential advancing the regional feasibility for inter-city along Richards Boulevard towards the Interstate and commercial land uses are designated along ZEV transit. See section XXX for additional detail. 5 freeway turning onto Sequoia Pacific Boulevard the light rail line to generate transit ridership. to cross the American River, extending north In addition, as 5th Street becomes connected through South Natomas and North Natomas Local and Regional Bus Service from Richards Boulevard, it will become an and terminating at the Sacramento International important regional bus corridor. Buses could exit Airport. When interlined with the Gold Line, the The Railyards area is well served by the on either I-5 at Richards Boulevard, or via Hwy Green Line to the Airport Project will provide Sacramento Regional Transit District, as well as 160 and North 12th Street and then proceed to a one-seat 34-mile ride from the airport to other regional bus service providers. Regional 5th Street, serving the emerging River District Folsom connecting through the River District, commuter bus routes currently bring 17 bus routes employment sites. At 5th Street, buses would the Railyards District, Downtown, Midtown and to the vicinity with stops at either F Street or G route towards downtown, serving the Railyards Rancho Cordova. Street on 7th Street and an additional 10 bus District and, importantly, the Kaiser Health routes stop on J Street between 3rd and 6th medical campus. At G Street, a new pedestrian Sacramento RT currently has a Draft EIS pending Streets. The ultimate bus system serving the site bridge from 5th Street into the new passenger with the Federal Transit Administration. Once will consist of direct bus-rail services provided by concourse will provide direct access for local approved, SacRT will be able to pursue this the rail agencies, regional bus agency services and regional buses, providing direct pedestrian
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access to the Station from the local bus stops for through routes and the bus layover bay for routes terminating at the Station.
Freight Rail
Presently, Union Pacific, Amtrak, San Joaquin and Capitol Corridor intercity trains operate at the Sacramento Valley Station. Union Pacific currently operates more than a dozen freight trains on the main line through the Railyards site each day. These freight trains operate on the outside tracks of the station platform area. Where the passenger tracks converge onto the freight main line before entering the I Street bridge, the California Railroad Museum’s Sacramento Northern line crosses to access the historic shops buildings where the museum is planned to expand their operations.
Passenger train schedules are subject to approvals from UPRR and the number of trains governed by agreement between the state and UPRR. Currently, the CCJPA schedule of 32 trains is the maximum under the agreement. CCJPA is working with UPRR to add an additional third track to Roseville and to relocate service operation and crew-base facilities from SVS to this new location in the coming years. These improvements by the City’s partnering rail agencies will have a direct bearing on the phasing of improvements at SVS.
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Service and Loading
Streets within the circulation network have been laid out with sufficient width and turning radii at corners to allow service vehicles to access all portions of the site and buildings which are likely to need servicing and loading facilities. These facilities are restricted to certain sides of buildings and areas of open spaces to minimize their visual intrusion into the public realm. Refer to Figure 4.9 for portions of the site where servicing and loading is allowed and for the recommended access routes.
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RAILYARDS DISTRICT
I-5 Viaduct UPRR
High Bridge Trail Proposed Station Concourse
High Bridge Trail Bus Mobility Center
SVS Street 4
Station SVS Block B Concourse G Street California State SVS Street 3 LOT 40
Railroad Museum SVS Street 1 SVS Street 2 Proposed Light Rail
SVS 6th Street Block A OLD SACRAMENTO SVS Street 1
SVS Street 5 Historic Station REA Historic Depot Street Building H Street
5th Street
Service Route Service Access Zones 3rd Street Off-peak Service Zone
4th Street N DOWNTOWN 0’ 100’ 200’
Figure 4.9 Service Access
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4.4 ACCESSIBILITY 4.5 PUBLIC PARKING STRATEGY
The goals and policies embedded within the layout of the Area Plan will improve mobility for All public parking on-site must be located all users, including those with physical disabilities. in the lower level of the Bus Mobility Center. All infrastructure and facilities must be designed Surface parking lots and on-street parking to meet the requirements of the Americans are not allowed. Parking will focus on electric with Disability Act (ADA). Specific improvements vehicle charging options, for both light-duty include generous sidewalks, frequent and wide and medium-duty vehicles. Refer to Section 6, crosswalks, ramps alongside stairs, strategically pages 160-162 for principles and guidelines for located elevators and escalators, improved the provision of public parking in the Bus Mobility signage and wayfinding for pedestrians. Center.
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